Bam Adebayo: Miami's Adebayo wins All-Star skills challenge

CHICAGO — Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis and Miami’s Bam Adebayo will make their NBA All-Star debuts on Sunday, but on Saturday night, the first-timers didn’t disappoint as finalists in the skills challenge.

The Eastern Conference big men stole the show in the eight-man contest, with Adebayo ultimately hoisting the trophy — which he says he’ll gift to his mother, Marilyn Blount.

I read a tweet that I was last to win in Vegas,” said Adebayo, who was +1200 to win at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Adebayo, 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, became the first Miami Heat skills challenge winner since 2007 champ Dwyane Wade — who was sitting courtside to congratulate him with a hug.

Adebayo, 22, says he’s trying to “be like him” and “live that legacy” of Wade, but also was honored to represent for the big men in the process.